I love looking for practical solutions to problems and challenges, especially where this can result in a positive impact on communities and have the potential to help people, especially young people, thrive. Having led strategy, policy, commissioning and direct delivery of services through austerity and to some of the most vulnerable communities in the country, I bring the experience of achieving impact in the most challenging of contexts and am unphased by sticky issues, including those related to resource shortages. I have led multiple teams and always seek to assist colleagues in feeling happiness and satisfaction in their work.  I love working with and empowering people to achieve common goals. Something I believe is in a large part driven by ensuring a clearly understood common purpose and defined notion of 'the why'. I firmly believe that even the most difficult of tasks should and can be carried out with clarity and agreement on the why aligned to a sense of wonder and adventure and refusal ever sacrifice values of kindness and respect.

An adventurous, pragmatic yet ambitious change maker.

Watch Utd (ideally win), Cycle, Scuba dive, Read Comics and hang with my friends and family

Head to a beautiful coastline, get in a scuba dive then grab lunch before a relaxed coast line cycle or walk before dinner and dancing with friends.